Connecticut western news., 1887-05-18
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The Michigan House, by vote of 5S to s4 passed the High License bill. The general tax is placed at $500, and on wholesale and re- tail establishments it is $500.
 The London Timas is publishing fresh accusations against the Parnellites.
 Cardinal Gibbons has gone to London. He intends to return to America about the end of the present month.
 A great strike among the miners of Gen. tral Belgium is in progress.
 A plague of caterpillars is reported in South Carolina.
 Il. w. Couch was killed and F. N. Burdett mortally wounded at Seneca, Ga., in fight growing out of personal feul. One of them fought with pistol and the other with hatchet.
 Denny Noonan, charged with wrecking Q | Missouri Pacific train during the railroad strikes last year, has been arrested at Santa Monica, Cal, on a acquisition from the Gov nor of Missouri. The Irish College has printed and present ed to the Vatican long memoir on the Irish question.
 A reception and banquet were given to Jefferson Davis at Meriden, Mass. MT. Davis made a speech.
 The defaulting Cashier Taggart, of Phila- de'phia, has been traced to Paris. 15-year- old girl eloped with him. The Ameers troops have fought another battle with the Ghilzais, putting them to flight, and killing and wounding large num- l Der.
 The British steamship Gulnare has been sunk in the Gulf of Mexico. Her passengers and crew were rescued, and have arrived at New Orleans. | A package containing diamonds valued at s1, 900 was stolen from the coat pocket of Henry Quinn while he was playing billiards at the Casino in Boston.
 Natural gas has been struck at Fort Scott, kan., at depth of 2S0 feet. The flow is fab ulous. It is the strongest well yet obtainel, by double.
 The town of Buffalo Creek, Col, is exc ted over search for S25, 900 to $50, ,0)O, which John Shirley, mssr who died the other day, is supposed to have secreted somewhere. So | far only s6S7 has been found. Three masked burglars at Harrington Md, after brisk fight, tied farmer and his wife to bedposts and robbed the house of over sS,OOO in money. Bishop Gilmour announces himself as Land League sympathizer, and says again that the only complaint he made against Dr. NcGlynn was for defying authority by lcctur- ! ing to excommunicate women.
 Mrs. Grant is improving rapidly from a severe attack of diphtheria. | Samuel Thomas, a fireman on the Arrow smith, an excursion steamer plying on the Po- tomac, tainted while oiling the engines of the vessel and was caught in the machinery and | crushed to death. At 8 recent session of the Supreme Lodge Knights of Honor, in Philadelphia, the propo sition to make the offices of Supreme Chap lain, Guide, Guardian and Sentinel appointive instead of elective, was passed. A proposition to abolish the Supreme Trustees was defeated Capt. D. R. Brown, former resident of Buffalo, is in jail in Socorro, N. M., charged with the brutal murder of his stepson, aged Is, whom he beat to death. He also severely whipped his wife and stepdaughter. Brown was lodged in jail just in time to escape lynch
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